Method of making ornamental serving trays



Dec, 221925.` 1,566,412

R'. LOVINGER METHOD OF MAKING ORNAMENTAL SERVING TRAYS Filed nay s, 1925 g INVENToR.

ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 22, 1925.

um'rawA serata Rosa LOVINGER, 0F YORK, N. Y.

METHOD 0F MAKING ORNAMENTAL SERVING-f TRAYS; f

Application filed May 5,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Rosa LovrNcnn, a citizen of Hungary, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Methods of Making Ornamental Serving Trays, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in trays, particularly serving trays, and the method of making the same, and it is the principal object of the invention to provide a simple and inexpensive method of making ornamental service or hand trays.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a service tray made according to my improved and novel method provided with a cushioning support in its center. y

A further object of the invention is the provision of a tray by my novel method, the 'supporting face of which is provided with a plurality of varicolored highly ornamental designs, flowers, monograms, etc., made by an extremely simple and inexpensive process.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a highly ornamental supporting face of the tray, the figures and iowers thereon are positively protected against damage or injury.

It is to be clear that the invention includes many other articles made according to my novel and improved method.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will become more fully known as the description thereof proceeds, and will then be specifically defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a tray made according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a section similar to Figure 2 of a modified form of tray.

The tray comprises a frame 10 equipped with suitable handles 11 and 12, and surrounding a glass plate 13 or plate of any other pervious material as, for instance, celluloid, covered at its rear or lower face with a layer 14C of paint preferably of a dark color, black or brown.

This paint is scraped away to form flowers, monograms, or any other desired ornamental or allegoric representations, and

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these scraped away portions of the color paint layer 14, are then covered from the rear by a sheet or sheets of silver or gold foil, or colored paper, etc., in harmony with the desired representations.

The entire structure within the frame resting upon layer or cushion 16 of soft material such as felt, or the like, placed upon a bottom plate 17 of wood, or similar material, llild to the frame by means of nails 18, or the As shown in Figure 3, the central portion of the cushion 16, can be made with a reinforcing soft cushion 19 in order to better carry the weight of the articles placed on the tray which, as experience has shown, will normally have a tendency of bending the tray in its center part.

The method of making such a tray is extremely simple as will be evident from the above description, without further detailed explanation.

A glass plate is covered on its rear face with any kind of dark paint and the representations desired to appear on the face of the tray, are made by suitably scratching or scraping the paint off in order to show the design as clear spots in the glass and then these scraped olf places representing flowers, etc., are covered by a film of tin-foil, gold leaf or any other colored material in order to give the flowers, etc. their natural colors, whereupon the whole is set into the frame in the ordinary, well-known manner upon a felt base. l

It will be understood that I have shown and described as example, one form of tray and the preferred method of making the same only, and that such changes may be made in the construction and in the general arrangement of the same, as fall within the scope of the appended claims without departure from the spirit or principle involved.

Having thus described my invention, what 'I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A tray comprising a transparent plate, a coat of dark paint covering part of the rear face of said plate leaving transparent the appearance of certain designs: at certain predetermined spots, a tin-foil background placed on said paint, a felt cushion carrying said plate, a reinforcing cushion formed in mined manner, placing a layer of colored material over the spots showing the design from the rear, supplying a felt back, reinforcing said back in its center, and framing the Whole.

In testimony Ywhereof I have afxed my 10 signature.

ROSE LOVINGER. 

